different between tipsy vs intoxicating

English

From tips +? -y. Compare artsy, folksy, and sudsy.

tipsy (comparative tipsier, superlative tipsiest)

(informal, slang) slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages
(metonymically) unsteady, askew

(slightly drunk): buzzed, merry, squiffy; see also Thesaurus:drunk
(unsteady): off-kilter, precarious, tottering, wobbly; see also Thesaurus:askew or Thesaurus:rickety

Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

intoxicating (comparative more intoxicating, superlative most intoxicating)

(of a substance) Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.
(figuratively) Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.

intoxicating

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